Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202479747 - Employee Falls Unloading Trailer and Fractures Knee

Accident Summary Nr: 202479747 -- Report ID: 0950644 -- Event Date: 12/01/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
316348366	01/07/2014	4215	492110	United Parcel Service

Abstract: At about 6:00 p.m. on December 1, 2013, Employee #1, with United Parcel Service, was unloading boxes from a parked trailer on a stairway located in between docks (Numbers: 87 and 88) in dock area. Employee #1 was standing on the dock platform, unloading boxes from a parked trailer and placing them on a moving conveyor belt. Employee #1 lost her balance and fell 48 inches down through an unguarded space of stairway. Employee #1 was working alone. Employee #1 was transported to the hospital, where she was hospitalized for four days, for treatment of her fractured bone(s) of her right knee. Investigation revealed that a personal fall protection system was not provided and used for protection, as required by regulations.

Keywords: KNEE, PLATFORM, FRACTURE, STAIR, DOCK, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, CONVEYOR BELT, LOST BALANCE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	316348366			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Freight, stock and material handlers, n.e.c.

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